Carlo Capua
Carlo Capua (born December 24, 1977) is an American governmental employee and citizen diplomat serving the city of Fort Worth, Texas since 2022.[1] He and his mother, Janet, started Z’s Café, a social enterprise restaurant that hired men and women from the Samaritan House. Over the course of 13 years, they created jobs for 136 low-income men and women.[2] After the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, they decided to close the restaurant.[3] Capua started a virtual meeting production company after seeing his former catering clients cancel their big fundraising events due to social distancing.[4] In 2021, Capua was hired by the City of Fort Worth to work as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Mattie Parker and the City Council.[5]
Early Life
Capua was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He grew up in an Italian family, playing multiple sports and musical instruments. He has run 18 full marathons (including one in North Korea), competing in many through the nonprofit Team In Training, a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.[6] He finished an Ironman Triathlon in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona.
Education
Capua attended St. Andrew Catholic School and Western Hills High School, graduating in 1996. He studied Marketing and Japanese at Texas Christian University, where he was involved in the Student Government Association for four years, graduating in 2000. He spent four years teaching English in Fort Worth’s Sister City of Nagaoka, Japan through the JET Programme.[5] In 2005, he moved to Fort Worth's other Sister City, Toluca, where he taught English, Entrepreneurship, and Japanese at Tecnologico de Monterrey.[5]
Capua served as the TCU National Alumni Board President from 2015-2017 and the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth from 2020-2021.[7][8] In 2021, he completed his Master’s in International Relations at the Extension School of Harvard University, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the Derek Bok Public Service Prize for his work feeding families during the pandemic.[9]
Personal Life
His parents are Janet Z. Capua and Carl Capua Sr., and he has a sister (Maria). He is married to Dr. Rachael Capua.
References
- ↑ "About". Carlo Capua. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ Bennison, Gail (2016-11-29). "Meet the Man Behind Z's Cafe". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ Staff, FWBP; Staff, FWBP; Staff, FWBP (2020-11-03). "Z's Café and Catering to close". Fort Worth Business Press. Retrieved 2022-08-09.[dead link]
- ↑ Barton, Kristen (2021-09-23). "Business owner uses experiences abroad to lead with equity in mind". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Alumnus Spotlight: Carlo Capua '00, Deputy Chief of Staff, Fort Worth Mayor's Office". neeley.tcu.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ "My Three Days in North Korea (part 2)". Carlo Capua. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ "Texas Christian University - Board of Trustees". tcu.smartcatalogiq.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ "Carlo Capua is the new President of Rotary Club of Fort Worth - Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal". dfw501c.com. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ↑ "2022 Commencement Program". Harvard Extension School. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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